Real Cthulhu Running Game

Chapter 2327 Non-famous historical figures

 Because the Fu family's big drama has been finished, the players have also returned to the caravan one after another. After all, Hujia Town is only a small place, and there is nothing to wander around after dark.

 So Liu Xing asked Dong Qian to gather all the players in the convoy together and tell them everything he encountered at Fu's house.

“I didn’t expect that so many plots could be triggered in such a small place. It seems that the Cthulhu Run Game Hall is really attentive.”

At this time, Shi Zixuan said the same thing as Dong Qing before, "But then again, I really know this NPC named Hu Xuan, because I used to have a very close deskmate and best friend named Hu, so When the Chinese teacher asked us to find a historical figure with the same surname to write an essay, she complained to me that there were not only few historical figures named Hu, but also quite unpopular! And the character "瓌" for "Hu" was very complicated, so This is still fresh in her and my memory, and of course the most important thing is that the Hu in history was also a famous horse painter, so I am sure that the two Hus are the same person."

"Ah? Does this Hu Yu have any historical allusions?" Yang De asked.

Shi Zixuan shrugged, shook his head and said: "As I just said, this Hu Yu can be said to be a quite unpopular historical figure. There are very few relevant records, so I remember that he was in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He lived in a tribe outside the Great Wall in his early years and followed Li Keyong into the Central Plains. He can be regarded as having followed the dragon, so he was able to leave his name in history."

“Li Keyong, he was a powerful figure in the late Tang Dynasty.”

Dong Qing said: "It's no wonder that the Hu Hu in the martial arts module this time has a mother from the desert. This is considered historically accurate, but I think the Cthulhu Run Game Hall is making a fuss about this Hu. It means that he was given the same treatment as the magic pen Ma Liang; so I think that if the Cthulhu Running Group Game Hall is about looking at people's orders, this Hu Yu's ability may not be to summon the horse in the painting, but to summon the horse in the painting. Making your own paintings come alive is like watching TV for us players! Of course, if you can really summon horses or something from the paintings, it may just be superficial."

“I agree with Dong Qian’s idea. After all, Hu Xuan is not a famous historical figure, so his ability should not be too strong!”

Liu Xing said seriously: "According to my previous thoughts, when designing Easter egg NPCs like Han Yu, the Cthulhu Run Game Hall gave priority to their popularity and their status as literary figures. It is best to have the kind of name that will leave a lasting legacy. , the kind that students can recite in full, so that everyone can know what their abilities are; the results are now good, my guess has basically been completely rejected, because this Hu Yu is not famous, and he cannot be regarded as a regular person. No matter how you look at it, the literati of Erba Classics don’t look like Easter egg NPCs. After all, the Easter eggs in other works must have a certain degree of popularity, because the meaning of Easter eggs is to be found.”

"But judging from the current situation, the Cthulhu Run Game Hall does not regard Han Yu and others as so-called easter egg NPCs, but actually treats them as special NPCs in this martial arts module. Jane In short, it is compared with those martial arts masters. It is like in some superhero comics, some strong people rely on magic, some strong people rely on technology, and some rely entirely on mutation; The main reason why such different power systems appear is to make this work more diversified and attract readers with different preferences. Therefore, some people like famous poets such as Han Yu and Li Bai, while others like certain niche poets. The author of poetry.”

"Of course, we can't rule out that the Cthulhu Run Game Hall is to increase the number of special NPCs, and chooses to use non-famous historical figures such as Hu Yu to fill the number! After all, this Hujia Town is not an important place. It stands to reason It is impossible to deliberately arrange such a special NPC, because if our convoy had not happened to stop here, we might not have known that there was a person like Hu Hu... Unless the Cthulhu Running Group Game Hall was prepared. Sudden random events will spawn such a special NPC when our players arrive at a certain place, but what is the meaning of doing this?"

As soon as Liu Xing finished speaking, Yue Shao said: "Maybe it is to enrich the lives of us players? After all, we are used to an exciting life in the Cthulhu Run game lobby, and it is the same in other modules. We encounter various events every three days, so if we are in a calm state for a long time, we will feel a little unaccustomed to it, and even more panicked all day long, feeling that something unexpected may happen at any time! So, The Sulu Running Game Hall has prepared so many random events so that our players can have different freshness at any time?"

"Well, it shouldn't be. After all, this martial arts module will last for a whole year, so no amount of random events can withstand so much trouble, right? This is like some Three Kingdoms games that are constantly iterating. At the beginning, some people who had only left their names were included; but even so, there were not many people. After all, there were not many people who could be recorded in history books, no, in Ueno history, so this small number of people is not enough for a person. It’s still not enough for a large-scale game, especially with a surname like this that doesn’t have many historical celebrities.”

Yang De frowned and said: "So I still think that we are lucky and happened to come to a place with a special NPC. And judging from the current situation, this Hu Yu should have to go to Liangcheng to have a chance to meet the storm. There is no future for transforming into a dragon in such a small Hujia Town; but I also agree that there is a certain random factor, that is, in Hujia Town or Hujiatun, there are certain players who go in and interact with NPCs. Only by making contact will this Hu Hu be refreshed nearby. Anyway, this Hu Hu is living alone on the edge of the town."

Liu Xing nodded and said: "This is possible, because no matter what kind of power system it is, it will be divided into three, six, and nine levels to determine the strength, otherwise the audience will not have enough understanding of the characters in this work. You know, by the way, it also allows the protagonist to grow to a certain extent, because if the protagonist's strength remains unchanged, it will easily make the audience bored; so since there is a master like Han Yu, then there must be a tie like Hu Xuan, so Only in this way can the greatness of Han Yu be brought out... But since even Hu Yu can appear in this martial arts module, there are countless similar special NPCs."

"Perhaps every city must have several such special NPCs, but these special NPCs can easily be lost to everyone, because they were ordinary people before they developed their own special abilities, and if they want to develop their own Special abilities are not easy, unless you can get the help of players, or your name is famous enough. For example, Han Yu will be attacked by the Han Yu Crocodile even without our help, so there is still a chance to complete it with his own strength. Awakening." Yue Shao looked in the direction of Hu Xuan, shook his head and said: "But this Hu Xuan is not sure, because judging from the current situation, he is somewhat dazed, and he is far away from the final kick. It's still a little bit worse, which reminds me of a painter in the real world. The works he painted are comparable to a camera, the kind that shows every detail. But even for a person like me who has no artistic ability, At first glance, I thought it was pretty impressive, but I always felt it had no soul, because I could have just taken a similar photo with my phone.”

"Yes, I went to Hu Xuan's home with Xu Bin and the others before. I had the same feeling when I saw Hu Xuan's paintings. I thought they would be amazing after a few glances. But after looking at them carefully for a while, I would feel that it is just so so. After all, I am considered a pseudo-artistic young man in the real world. Because my girlfriend is an art student and photography enthusiast, I usually go to many photography exhibitions; but, I We still have to admit that Hu Hao’s painting skills are unique. He can draw tens of millions of pixels in just a few clicks, but there is still a little gap between him and the finishing touch.”

Yang De touched his chin and said: "And I can probably guess that there is something missing about Hu Xuan. That is that Hu Xuan is now confined to a small place like Hujia Town. The only horses he can come into contact with at this time are him. That horse at home! If you look at other famous painters of horses, the horses in their paintings must be at least the level of horses, right? So it is normal that Hu Huan failed to go further, because his models are not only average, but also at the level of horses. And there’s only one model.”

"That makes sense! Although we can't rule out the possibility of an iron pestle being ground into a needle, it's difficult to achieve a huge breakthrough by drawing the same thing all the time. After all, you will have already formed muscle memory later, and if you continue to draw, you will It's like working on an assembly line." Liu Xing nodded.

"Yeah, I just felt that the paintings that Hu Hao hung up were all the same, as if they were copied and pasted, so I thought they were quite boring, so I left early and asked Xu Bin and the others to stay and wait for Hu Hao. Stop writing.”

Yang De thought for a while and continued: "So I discussed this possibility with Xu Bin and others at the beginning, and was thinking about whether to persuade Hu You to go to Tianshui Town with us, because there is still no place in Tianshui Town. There are only a few horses, and Gongziying also brought several horses, which can even be said to be half-step horses! Therefore, if Hu Hao is really what we think, then he has a chance to complete the breakthrough!"

As soon as Yang De finished speaking, Liu Xing shook his head and said: "This is not necessarily a good thing for us, because you may not know one thing, that is, Hu Huan has become a little obsessed at this time, so he Started drawing some weird things, like a monster that resembles a hound! So I kind of suspected it was the Hound of Tindalos!”

"ah?!"

As soon as Liu Xing said this, everyone present was shocked, because they did not expect that the Hound of Tindalos would appear in this martial arts module.

"I know you will be very surprised after hearing this news, and I also know that this may be a bit alarmist. After all, the NPC talks about a kind of monster similar to a hound, and that is not necessarily the Tinda we know. The Hound of Ross, but I have an inexplicable hunch that this is the Hound of Tindalos!”

Liu Xing said seriously: "If there will be any well-known mythical creatures in this martial arts module, then I can only think of two mythical creatures. The first is the most embarrassing one among the mythical creatures - Kong. Ghost, but it would be even more embarrassing to put this thing in a martial arts module. As long as those martial arts masters are not frightened, they can still defeat the empty ghost; as for the other one is the Hound of Tindalos, because it Both Konggui and Konggui have the ability to travel through time and space, so you can come to this special martial arts module from other modules! Of course, there are also some mythical creatures that are said to have the ability to travel through time and space, such as Yisi people, but they are either famous Not enough, or it’s just not easy to arrange their plots.”

"Well, what you say, Leader, makes sense. The Hound of Tindalos is indeed the most likely to appear in this martial arts module, because we players are also considered time travelers and have attracted several Tindalos. It's quite normal to have a hunting dog." Master Zixuan quickly agreed.

Liu Xing nodded and continued: "Didn't I say it before? I am a doctor in the real world, so I also know that the main reason why people like Hu Hu become so autistic is that he has been influenced by his peers since he was a child. Being squeezed out by others, he became more and more taciturn, but he was still able to play with Fu Sanniang and others at the beginning, which meant that he was still willing to socialize at that time; so as long as he didn't appear too much If there was a big change, Hu Huan would not be what he is now, so I have reason to suspect that Hu Huan was greatly stimulated at some point in time, and this stimulation also left an indelible memory for him."

"Ah? This seems to make sense. Maybe Hu Xuan saw the appearance of the Hound of Tindalos one day, and the Hound of Tindalos came and killed everyone. In short, it is not suitable for a gate like Hu Xuan. Going out caused a huge psychological impact on the homebody, so he stayed in his small yard and rarely came out. From time to time, he would draw a portrait of the Hound of Tindalos?" Yue Shao nodded and said. .

In addition, another reason why Liu Xing believes that the Hound of Tindalos really appeared in this martial arts module is that Feng Can and others may be real time travellers, so they included the Hound of Tindalos It was normal for the hunting dogs to be attracted, and Hu Huan probably saw this scene by chance.

 (End of this chapter)